New and accurat map of the world and New and accurate map of the world
Description:
Attributed to Robert Walton; based on a map by John Speed., From Denis Petau's History of the world (1659)., Includes insets of "The heavens and elements," "The eclipse of the sunn," "A figure of the spheare," and "The eclipse of the moone," 2 celestial hemispheres, historical notes, and illustrations., Relief shown pictorially., Shows California as an island., and Watermark.
Subject (Name):
Petau, Denis, 1583-1652 and Speed, John, 1552?-1629
"Are to be sold in Pops- head Alle by Geor. Humble"., Cross collection no. 15., Double hemisphere, with smaller celestial hemispheres and astronomical diagram., From: A prospect of the most famous parts of the world... London...1627., Shows California as an island., and Text on verso: "The generall description of the world".
Publisher:
George Humble,
Subject (Name):
Humble, George, -1640. and Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Prospect of the most famous parts of the world.
"Are to be sold by Tho: Bassett in Fleet Street and Ric: Chiswell in St. Pauls Church yard", Double hemisphere, with smaller celestial hemispheres and astronomical diagram., From: A prospect of the most famous parts of the world... London...1676., Mounted on linen, text on verso: "The generall description of the world" is still visible. Cross collection no. 17., Shows California as an island., and This map is state 4, the last state published.
Publisher:
Sold by Tho. Bassett and Ric. Chiswell,
Subject (Name):
Bassett, Thomas, bookseller., Chiswell, Richard., and Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Prospect of the most famous parts of the world.
Allegorical vignettes of the four seasons., Double hemisphere, with smaller polar insets., Imperfect: chipped and mutilated along edges and fold, with some loss of text. Backed with paper., Relief shown pictorially., Shows California as an island., and State 2, in which cherubs were placed in the cusps and a border added; see Rodney Shirley, Mapping of the world, entry 451.
Allegorical vignettes of the four seasons., Double hemisphere, with smaller polar insets., Label on verso with manuscript number "101/61." Manuscript notes on verso: A.K. 481; no. 3; de Wit, 1660 [crossed out] 1677. Cross collection no. 26., Relief shown pictorially., Shows California as an island., and State 2, in which cherubs were placed in the cusps and a border added; see Rodney Shirley, Mapping of the world, entry 451.
Allegorical vignettes of the four seasons., Double hemisphere, with smaller polar insets., Relief shown pictorially., Shows California as an island., and State 2, in which cherubs were placed in the cusps and a border added; see Rodney Shirley, Mapping of the world, entry 451.
"Cum Privilegio D.D. Ordinum Holl. Westfriliegs.", According to P.D. Burden, Mapping of North America, this is the seventh state of de Wit's map of America, with a new title engraved adding the privilege statement, lower case letters inserted between the latitude numbers and upper case letters between the longitude, and the longitudinal line 338° bearing a bad plate crack in the souther hemipshere, with an erased compass rose at the junction of 338° longitude and 10° north latitude., Appears in various editions of Wit's Atlas., Baked with paper., Number "2" in upper right corner., Prime meridian: Ferro., Relief shown pictorially., and Watermark.
Subject (Geographic):
America--Maps--Early works to 1800. and Western Hemisphere--Maps--Early works to 1800.
"Dedicato all illustrissimo, et eccellentissimo Signore Andrea Marcello, Senatore Amplissimo, e Fratello dell' Eccellentiss: Sigr. Federico, Procuratore di S. Marco"., From Coronelli's Atlante Veneto (1691)., Imperfect: mutilated. From the Karpinski-von Wieser Map Collection., Includes text and illustrations.Surrounding map border are "Tauola dell' Ombre Rette, e Meridiane..." and "Gradi di Latitudine, ridotti in Leghe di Germania, a 15 per Grado dell'Equatore" and "Gradi di Latitudine, ridotti in Migtia d'Italia, a 60 per Grado dell'Equatore", and signs of zodiac., Prime meridian: Ferro; coordinates converted by cataloger to express longitude based on Greenwich prime meridian., and Western hemisphere with California as an island on second Sanson model, with only C. Blanco named. Identifies "Terra di Iesso, Scoperta dagli Holland l'Anno 1643" to West, and mentions to North of California "In alcune Carte moderne uiene quiui situato lo Stretto d'Anian".
Publisher:
s.n.,
Subject (Geographic):
Western Hemisphere--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718. Atlante Veneto., Karpinski, Louis Charles,--1878-1956--Ownership., Karpinski-von Wieser Map Collection., Sacro Bosco, Joannes de, active 1230., and Wieser, Franz,--Ritter von,--1848-1923--Ownership.
Cross collection no. 81., Hand colored., Includes inset map of Southeast Alaska: "New Norfolk.", Prime meridien: Greenwich., Relief shown by hachures and 1 spot height., and This map from "The royal illustrated atlas of modern geography."
Publisher:
A. Fullarton & Co.,
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska--Maps--19th century., Arctic regions--Maps--19th century., Asiatic Russia--Maps--19th century., China--Maps--19th century., East Asia--Maps--19th century., and Russia--Maps--19th century.
